You get the same two people every time: Pascal takes the call and works out what is wrong, his son Nick does the work. Billed by the hour, not by a dispatcher's quote.
Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
In their own words: “all types of plumbing services and repairs, including appliance and fixture replacement.” Here is what the permit record and the license actually cover.
Old galvanized hot and cold lines replaced with copper — bathroom and kitchen, run from the attic where the house demands it.
Water heater and boiler work, including moving a heater out of a bathroom to a better spot in the house.
Sewer-lateral excavation and repair — the work this business has been pulling East Bay permits for since 1997.
Gas and piping work, from a stove line for a kitchen remodel to turning a gas meter to where it needs to sit.
Fixture and appliance replacement — sinks, toilets, vanities, washer and dryer hook-ups, bath and kitchen remodels.
Blocked toilets, leaks and rusty pipe in 1920s Berkeley houses and hundred-year-old flats. The kind of plumbing that surprises people.
Most plumbing you can call in Berkeley routes you to a call center and sends whoever is free. This is the other kind of shop.
The owner, on the phone, working out what is actually wrong before anyone drives over.
His son turns up and does the work. Customers name them both in reviews going back years.
Hourly, not a flat number invented over the phone by someone who has not seen the house.
French Connection for Plumbing works out of 1219 1/2 Francisco Street in West Berkeley. The plumbing license, CSLB #750225, is held in sole ownership by Pascal Debergue and is active on the state board's record, with a $15,000 contractor bond through SureTec Indemnity.
Public building-permit records carry East Bay jobs under this business going back to 1997 — sewer-lateral excavations across Oakland and Emeryville in the late nineties, a water heater relocation on Ellis Street in Berkeley, and a galvanized-to-copper repipe on Walnut Street. BuildZoom scores the license 106, ahead of 93% of California's 336,931 licensed contractors.
Real reviews, published under the customers' own names.
“Excellent reliable plumbers, a father and son, who we have used for decades. And they always follow through even when an old house like ours presents unique challenges.”
Lisa S. · June 2026“FCfP is a father son Duo that charges by the hour. Pascal, the owner was able to diagnose the issue over the phone and then sent his son, Nick, to do the work. I have a 1920's house, where the…”
Charles B. · March 2026“The toilet in my 100 year old house was plugged, & I only have one toilet. I called at 8 AM. Nick arrived at 11 AM. He diagnosed the problem as a hard metal like…”
Alice Y. · March 2023Based in West Berkeley. Permit records place jobs by this business in:
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| Mon–Fri | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Sat & Sun | Closed |